Optometrist
Optometrists perform eye examinations, vision tests, prescribe lenses and other optical aids and therapy, and diagnose and manage eye movement disorders and associated sensory problems.
An optometrist can provide the following treatment:
- examine patients’ eyes and setting tests to determine the nature and extent of vision
problems and abnormalities
- assess ocular health and visual function by measuring visual acuity and refractive error,
and testing the function of visual pathways, visual fields, eye movements, freedom of vision and intraocular pressure, and performing other tests using special eye test equipment
- detect, diagnose and manage eye disease, referring patients to, and receiving referrals
from other health providers, and prescribing medications for the treatment of eye disease.
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